Against the Grain——反方向

** contrary to principles, inclinations, expectations, preferences, feelings, wishes, custom, or common sense // doing things that seem unnatural or illogical, and are not normal or not accepted // doing something the hard way

~~ 反方向；違背；格格不入；違反意願；違反常規；違反本性；背道而馳；與眾不同；不正常；反常理；逆紋理；使反感；使不快

~~ out of the common; at odds with; counter to; in opposition to; not in accord with; at variance with; in conflict with; incompatible with; against one's instincts; rub the wrong way

!! There is a natural direction of the fibers in wood, called its grain. Carpenters know that it is easier to plane a board in the direction of the grain; if you go against the grain, you’ll end up with a rough, splintery surface.

木材中的纖維有一個白然的方向，稱為紋。木匠知道向木板紋的方向刨是比較容易的；如果你反着紋的方向刨，你會得到一個粗糙、碎裂的表面。

» If nobody goes against the grain sometimes and gives us the honest truth of our financial standing, we will be going in the same direction blindly without checks and balances.

如果沒有人間中反方向告訴我們真實的財務狀況，那麼我們將會盲目地朝着同一個方向前進而無法制衡。

» Steve didn't care about ruining his chances for promotion when he chose once again to go against the grain of the office policy.

當史帝夫再次選擇違背辦公室政策時，他並不在意破壞他升级的機會。

學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師

李啟文 教授